Yeah as soon as I can! They are all absolutley GORGEOUS!!!!!!!!!!! I love the duckling who has been named Frost and all the others are really sweet! Can't wait till they get properly up and about.
Seems to be, the duckling doesn't really like being under the hen though! He's fine clambering around her and he has explored but he doesn't seem to want to be with the other chicks. I don't know, I guess ducklings are more independent!
WE HAVE HATCH!!!!!!! 1 DUCKLING AND 2 CHICKS!!! There is no sign of life from the other duck egg but the duckling that did hatch is ADORABLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I put the hen eggs under her a week after the duck eggs so all SHOULD hatch at the same time. I have had excellent luck with first time broodies before and this little hen seems very sensible!!
I have a little bantam hen sitting on 2 hen eggs and 2 duck eggs!!
Day 1 for the hen eggs and day 7 for the duck eggs!
I can't wait to see how this works out.
I put 2 call duck eggs under my broody yesterday, could she hatch some of her own eggs as well or would that not work??
I'm a little worrried about size as well, the ducks are small but she is a tiny little bantam!!!
Is it always 28 days for duck eggs to hatch....... will she not give up a 3...
Thanks. The hens seem to be giving up and I'm glad, I hope they all wait till a little later in the season to try again!
My last late hatch turned out great, here are some pics....
The cockrel is a japanese bantam(Harry)
The broody hen was a pekin bantam (Henrietta)
The other hen was some...